Marketing Strategy Senior Account Director

We Are 54; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic sports marketing agency in London is seeking a Senior Account Director to oversee all marketing deliverables for LIV Golf. The role requires expertise in cross-channel marketing, stakeholder management, and a passion for sports. Candidates should have a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, preferably in the sports or marketing sectors. This position offers a competitive salary and fixed-term maternity cover with generous benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Income Protection

25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)

Private Healthcare

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of marketing experience.
• Experience in developing cross‑channel campaigns for consumer facing brands or events.
• Middle East work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all marketing deliverables for LIV Golf.
• Develop cross‑channel marketing campaigns, including event marketing and PR.
• Manage external stakeholder relations and ensure high delivery standards.

Skills

Knowledge of current trends relating to sports marketing

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Good organisational skills

Problem solver

Ability to work flexible hours

Education

Degree level from accredited college or University – preferably in Business, Sports or Marketing

Job description

Marketing Strategy Senior Account Director

Department: Marketing Strategy

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: London

Reporting To: Skye Capazorio

Description

ABOUT 54GROUP:

54 is a sports and entertainment agency operating across five regions and nine offices: United Kingdom (London), Europe (Sotogrande, Spain), MENA (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia & Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), APAC (Singapore, Vietnam & Adelaide, Australia) and USA (West Palm Beach, Florida). It works with rights holders, governing bodies, developers, household brands and major investors who share its belief in the power of sport. 54 comprises three service areas each consisting of two divisions: Strategic Advisory (Consultancy and Data & Insights), Asset Optimisation (Operations and Commercial) and Activation & Engagement (Events and Marketing). At its core, the company has an unwavering belief in embracing the opportunities offered by pushing at the edges of conventional wisdom.

Since its inception, 54 has gained significant recognition for its rapid growth and innovation in the golf industry. The company was named the 4th and 12th fastest‑growing company in the United Kingdom by the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Additionally, 54 was ranked 171st in the Financial Times’ FT1000 list of the fastest‑growing companies in Europe in 2021 and has been honoured five times consecutively as ‘Golf Business of the Year’ at the World Golf Awards, most recently in November 2024.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Marketing Strategy, Senior Account Director (Fixed Term Maternity Cover) will oversee all marketing deliverables for LIV Golf, including being responsible for overseeing strategy development and implementation, quality control, department resource requirements, staff development, and key external stakeholder and internal relations. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the Global Marketing Senior Leadership Team reporting into the Head of Marketing Strategy to manage resourcing and meet departmental KPI targets.

The role requires passion for the game of golf, and understanding and experience of the sports industry, developing cross‑channel marketing campaigns, including event marketing, brand development, sponsorship activation, content generation, social media management and PR & Communications is required. The Marketing Strategy, Senior Account Director should also have a talent for developing both campaign strategy and creative ideas and be comfortable working on multiple projects, often with tight deadlines.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Brand and campaign development

• Work with the creative department to develop the look and feel of new campaigns
• Develop campaign strategies, ensuring consideration of target audiences, identifying appropriate tactics and channels to engage (and where necessary ‘convert’)
• Co‑ordinate a team to ensure that key workstreams are activated and delivered in keeping with pre‑agreed timelines

Social media and content

• Oversee the planning, execution, and optimization of content calendars across key platforms
• Work with internal and external content creators to deliver high‑quality assets (video, static, reels, stories, etc.)
• Ensure social media engagement, follower growth, and performance metrics align with campaign goals
• Use insights and analytics to inform content decisions and platform selection
• Align storytelling and content output with brand values and campaign objectives

Client delivery

• The Marketing Strategy, Account Director will lead on the LIV Golf Marketing account and will need to ensure the very highest levels of delivery
• As the account lead, the Marketing Strategy, Account Director will be responsible for the delivery of our services and meeting client KPIs

Stakeholder Relations

• Manage work in progress (WIP) documents and delivery of regular reports
• Oversee the procurement and management of external agencies, when necessary
• Build trust and support amongst key business leaders and industry stakeholders

Partner and stakeholder management

• Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure maximum leverage of external channels and ensure objectives are being considered throughout
• Work with, and across, internal departments to generate shared benefits through the delivery of campaigns

Team Liaison

• Excellent communication and team player
• Have strong relations and regular dialogue with all other senior managers to ensure solutions to overall departmental objectives are catered for

Reporting

• Provide concise updates to senior management and key stakeholders

SPECIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/APTITUDES NEEDED

• Knowledge of current trends relating to sports marketing
• Knowledge of the sport, lifestyle and news media landscapes in Singapore
• Experience working in travel/tourism/destination marketing
• Experience working across the marketing mix and delivering strategic solutions, utilising a range of modern marketing tactics and practices
• Experience in developing cross‑channel campaigns for consumer facing brands or events
• Ability to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a variety of tasks
• Administrative and IT skills, and an ability to maintain records and produce reports
• Build a strong network within the Singapore and global golf/sports industry
• Be an excellent up‑and‑down manager
• Degree level from accredited college or University – preferably in Business, Sports or Marketing
• Minimum of 7 years of marketing experience
• Middle East work experience preferred
• Problem solver
• Ability to work flexible hours

SALARY AND BENEFITS

• This is a Fixed Term Maternity Cover
• Competitive Salary
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays), pro‑rated & Birthday off
• Increased annual leave with years of service
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Private Healthcare
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Staff clothing
• Working hours will be from 09.00 to 17.30 with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00